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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-03

He DID Nor PREACH THAT DAY.-Thc pulpit
of one of tho Methodist churches of Harrisburg
Pa. was to have been filled Sunday By Rev
Ulysses s. Click, a young evangelical preacher Of
Philadel phia. He did not appear, and no word
was received from him in explanation. Tuesday
it was learned that while on his way to Harris
burg he was arrested by Berks county constable
at the suit of Miss Mary A. Jacobs tho daughter
of prominent farmer Of Temple township. that
county, who charged Click with being the father
of her three months old child. The accused man
acknowledged the charge and accompanied the
officer TO Reading, where he met the young wom-
an. They went before Alderman Bramwell and
were married. Click was stationed at Temple
Church year ago. and boarded at Farmer ia
cobs'. While there, AS the girl declared, he be-
trayed her. Click subsequently went to Phila-
delphia. Since marrying the Jacobs girl he has
learned that she is the mother of another child
over three years old. An unfortunate complica-
tion in the case is the fact that Click was en-
gagged to BIO married to young lady of high social
position in Obey, Berks county.
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TIE KUKLUX are having their own way
in Illinois. In Hardin county there Is
reign of terror. Men are murdered there in
cold blood, aud others warned to leavea on
pain of death, and all the ouirages arc con-
mitted with apparent impunity. However,
az Illinois is Northern, and not Sonth-
ern. State, the condition of affairs referred
to does not seem to subject the entire peo-
nile of that State to the deauncia;ion OF the
Northern republican press, % bandittl ana
ssmi.civilized cut-throats, as would be the
case if Illinois had belonged to the Southern
Confederacy, az many of The subsequent re-
publican leaders in that State once wanted
II IN be
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Confederate Soldiers Home at Rich.
mond has received a handsome donation
from the Lynchburg Tobacco Association.
The faculty of the University of Virginia
have determined to invite President Cleve-
land to visit that institution on his way to
Atlanta.
At meeting of the Lee monument COM
mittee, held il Richmond, yesterday, it was
decided to offer the chief marshalship of the
celebration ceremonies to General Beaure-
gard, with Gen. John r. Cooke as chief OF
staff.
Insthe Langston.RufTin murder case at
Petersburg, yesterday, the court was
engaged in hearing evidence for the
prosecution, which was very unfavor-
able to the prisoner, establishing pos
itively the shooting apparently with
out provocation. In the afternoon the court
WAS engaged in hearing expert testimony.
The following minute-books of the County
Court of Albemarle are missing from the
clerks office From 174S to 1882. from 17S6
to 1871, from 1904 to 1906, from August, 1919,
to January, 1920. 1t is suggested that some
of them may have been left in Stanton
when the records of the county were car
ried there on the approach of Tarleton dur
ing the revolutionary war.
Miss HeDningbam Wilson was found in a
we'll on the premises of Mrs. Thweatt, whom
she was visiting, near Glover Hill, in Chez
terrified county, one day last week. The de-
ceased was between thirty and thirty.fve
years of age. Some Of her friends think
that she fell into the well while walking in
her sleep Others believe that it was case
ofsuicide.
The republicans who oppose Mahone's
candidacy for Rddleberger's seat in the
Senate, il is understood, are preparing to be-
gin work to accomplish their object. One
of the neutrality-suspicious. in Shenandoah
says that if NIahone's candidacy for the
Senate is made an issue in the legislative
contest Rockingham, Shenandoah, and, in
deed, every valley county, can easily he car
ried by the democrats.
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Il TRYING PREDICAMENT.-One evening
recently party ofyoung ladies and gentle
men went out sailing on the lake. A squall
camo up and, as they were Fastening to the
shore, they were hailed by some gentlemen
whose boat had capsized, and who, in dan
ger of drowning, were clinging for life to
ta slippery sides. 1t seems that these
young men mad been out for a deepsea bath
aud were consequently nude. Owing to the
storm, they had been in the water for q
long while, and one of the number was
seized with cramps, and his alarmed com.
ranions thought he would die before help
came. AS the yacht came up to the distress
ed bathers, they explained the situation to
those on her, and begged that the sick man
might be taken abroad and boat sent from
West End to their own relief. But the
modest young ladies giggled and blushed
and peeped between the sticks of their fans
while yowing and declaring that they
couldn't think of such thing. They
giggled again, but failed to look The
other way, and expressed themselves as hor.
rifed at the bare idea of rescuing nude
man from death. They had no thought for
the suffering of the grooming young fellow
down, in the water, being upheld by his anx.
ious, tdimayed and exhausted companions
They were too busy gigging and comment,
ing on the awfully embarrassing fact that
the gentleman who desired to come on
board hadn't his wardrobe with him and
finally the yacht sailed of, promising to
send help from the West End, which short
ly afterward came, when the denuded party
was rescued.-NeU Orleans Letter.
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A PNEUMATIC TUBE TO EURoPE.-Col. j..
II. Pierce, of Sarthington, Conn, who has
been studying the use of pneumatic tubes,
has reached point at which he hopes to
show that tube across the Atlantic can be
used The tubes will always be in couples,
with the currents of air in one tube always
moving in an opposite direction from the
other. The heaviest cannon will serve to
illustrate the tube. A car takes the place
of the charge, the tube to be indefinitely
continuous and tho speed of the car to be
governed by the rapidity with which air
can be forced through. Time is required to
establish current of air flowing with great
swiftness through tube perhaps thousands
of miles in length, but when once created
the motion will be nearly uniform. The
speed of the current may be made as great
as may be desired by using the steam
driver fans employed in blast fur
naces. Niagara Falls could drive blast
fans and furnish motive power to
continent with the Old World. The tenn
perature within the tube may be regulated
by passing blasts of air entering the tube
through furnaces or over ice The speed
attnnable may reach 1000 miles an hour.
The tube lining and car exterior would be
of polished steel, with corrugated sides
matching with wheels provided with anti
friction bearings. The speed, owing to the
curvature of the earth's surface, will tend
to overcome all weight, and the pressure
will be upon the upper part of the tube;
thus there is scarcely any limit to the speed
attainable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-03

A CHURCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-One
of the most terrific storms ever witnessed in
that section passed over Strouchsburg, Pa,
Monday night, and many fields and build.
ings were Hooded. In the midst of the storm
four vivid flashes Of lightning were seen, and
were followed by loud peals OF thunder.
Immediately thereafter the historic Christ
Lutheran Church, mile from town, was
discovered to be on fire, and in an hour the
beautiful church was in ruins, the Sunday
school organ alone being saved. The loss
to the congregation will be $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000. This edilice was one of the
landmarks of the Lutheran Church in
America. It's corner stone was laid in 1743.
The church was rebuilt in 1856, and two
years ago was damaged by dynamite ex
plosion, after which it was improved at q
cost of $1,000. Ex.Gov. Andrew Schultz
was born in its parsonage, and worshipped
there. The Muhlenburgs frequently preached
there. 1t was one of the first Lutheran
churches built in this country.
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Foreign News.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3-The Occidental
and Oriental steamer Gaelic arrived last
night from the Orient, after a very quick
passage of II days and 8 minutes. She
brings Yokohama papers up to July 10Th
and China news to July 11th.
S. S. Popoff. Chinese secretary to the Rus
sian legation at Pekin, has just published o
pamphlet Oh the Chinese population, in
which he states it to be $50 ,00O, 900 rs against
$4,000, 900 in the year 1912. His statistics
| are derived from Chinese official sources.
The Chinese native papers contain the fol.
lowing items
Plague of sudden death is raging at Nan.
| king. People are dying in every quarter
\ and there are many instances Of very sud
den deaths. People are apparently we'll in
the morning aud dead in the afternoon.
The Hu Pac says that over l 900 telegraph
poles belonging to tho Munanan Mingtaz
| district and Kweichow Lane line have been
| pulled down by the people, who say the
| telegraph is diabolical European artiiice.
Troops to the number of 1000 have been or
| dered to the spot
Last week, according to the i&en Pao, no
less than IS persons were summary exc
cuted near Shanghai for belonging to secret
! societies.
The !Shea Pao gives the most narrowing
accounts of floods at Chu Chou Flu, up the
yponoho,, -n,,ar Oua. n tbou,on1 hunan
beings have been swept away, and the de-
struction of growing crops is immense.
BUDAPEsTH, Aug. 3-Herr Bslasz, an
eminent author and secretary of the Nation
al Theatre, has committed suicide on the
grave of his infant daughter, who died in
1874.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 3.-The Tribunal at Char
leroi has awarded M. Baudoux $175, 900
damages for the destruction of his glass
works, which were burned during the riots
at Jumet.
The Chamber of Deputies has adopted q
bill abolishing the system of paying work.
men in factories in goods instead Of money.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-Emperor William sent
a flattering Cabinet order 10 Gen. Blumen.
thai on the occasion of the sixteth annver.
sary of the Generals entering the Prussian
army, expressing his warmest gratitude for
Gen. Blumenthal's eminent services during
the last three glorious wars. A portrait OF
the Emperor accompanied the order.
CALCUTTA, Aug. 3.-The Amer OF AZ
ghanistan's generals, Haidar and Sikander
Khan, have Withdrawn all their troops to
Kelat.i GbiIzie. This action indicates that
thew consider their forces too weak TO keep
the open field against the rebels.
LONDON, Aug. Sir G. 0. Trevelyan,
who was yesterday elected to Parliament
from the Bridgeton Division of Glasgow, is
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Washington Troubles.

AT a meeting of citizens of the District of
Columbia last night, resolutions were unani-
mously adopted calling on the President to
remove the commissioners Of the District.
After reciting in preamble that it has been
shown that great Irregularities, abuse of
power and misrepresentation of the public
money exist lin the management of Dis
trict government, the resolutions urge "in
the name of our outraged people the remov.
al of the commissioners for the following
among other reasons Because they have
betrayed the trust imposed in them by re-
fusipg to make public admitted defaIcations
in the water department; because they have
imposed upon Congress by making fraudu-
lent estimates for new water mains be-
cause they have clouded the titles of large
amount of real estate by manufactur
ing and charging up against it
bogus water main assessments in order to
make more favorable showing Of the long
defrauded water fund. and because they
have used the public funds for private pur-
poses. as shown by vouchers on file in the
United States Treasury" A committee was
appointed to present the resolutions to the
President.
At meeting of the committee of one
hundred of the District of Columbia, con-
sistng of representative citizens chosen to
look after the city's welfare, resolutions
we're adopted calling on the President to
cause thorough investigation to be insti-
tuted of the affairs of the water department
from 1871 to the present time, with view
TO ascertaiping all the facts connected with
the reported defalcation in The water bu-
reau. They also urge that the engineer
officers at present in charge OF the water
department be removed, and that either General
Meigs or Col. Casey be detailed to take charge of
the work. Tho committee on law and order sub
mittcd report recommending the abolition of
the Police Court and the return to the old system
of trials by police justices. long list of reasons
were given in support of the change setting forth
that the present Police Court does not dispose of
potty cases with sufficient dispatch, and also that
the receipts are not largo under the old sys-
tem The representatives of South Washington
| recommend that tho locality known as the "Di-
vision" be cleared of disreputable houses and
other unlawful establishments located i'll that Sec
ton of the city between Seventh and Fifteenth
strccts and Pennsylvania avenue and the Mall.
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King George Democrats.

At meeting of the democratic party of Kinl
George county held at the Court House on Satur
day, the Both day of July, 1887, to elect dele
gates to represent the county in the convention
to be held in Roanoke on the 4th day of August
Thomas II. Bevan WAS elected chairman and E
L. Hunter secretary. The following delegate
and alternates were elected:
f. L. Hunter, delegate. at-large.
Wm. HI. H. Cawood, Rappahannock district
John 7. Minor alternate.
DR.. 20. Caruthers, Shiloh district; Jos. Pul
len, alternate
Alexander Pratt Potomac district; Lewis A
Ashton, alternate.
THos Il BEvAN, Chairman.
Il. HUNTER Secretary.
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To.DAY's TELEGRAPMTC NEWS
Effects Of EartI,anake.

EVANSVILLE, lnd., aug o.-heIerrlnS 10
the sinking of land in Trigg county, KY,
since the earthquake of Monday night,
gentleman who has just arrived from
Hopkinsyille, gives the following particu-
lars: He says that the country about
the scene is low and swampy and almost ia
accessible in places save by old, beaten
,, paths. Much oft is wild and contains large,
dense woods. Golden Pond is mere hamlet
containing two settlements of negroes who
exc out living by working on several
large farms owned by nom residents. Mon
day night about 6 o'clock several fthem felt
the earth trembie but thought nothing Sc
rious had occurred beyond slight tremor
and after gossipng over it went to bed.
About ~ o'clock everybody was awakened
by sharp shock and had barely jumped to
their feet when the earth, with shaking,
dizzy motion, suddenly sank distance CT
5 feet, carrying houses and terrified darkies
with it. The scenes that ensued baiied
description The negroes fell on their knees
and in frenzied tones prayed the Lord to
save Them" Others began shouting and
praising the Almighty and ever aud anon
casting an upward glance to see if chariots
of fire were not descending Added to this
pandemonium was the intense darkness
which prevailed, the moon being completely
obscured by heavy black clouds which hung
very low and like pail over the doomed
district. Rumblings were heard from the
depths below which gradually became loud
err, and numerous springs, hidden for years,
| suddenly found an opening and began to
bubble upward in constantly increasing
streams. The terrified inhabitants, not paus-
ing for household goods or chattels, gather
! ed their offspring hurriedly and rushed away
| from the doomed spot, and some of them
! are still putting as much distance between
them and the sinking land as possible. More
courageous ones only fled until they reached
safe ground and there waited until day
light, when they ventured back TO the scene
1 of the nights terror and gazed sadly upon
the ruins spread before them. Over $50
acres of fine farm land, including one mag
ni6cent plantation owned by u A. Hayden'
lay from five to six feet below the level OF
the surrounding country and contained
about three feet of water from the springs
started by the earthquake. A large area OF
tobacco and corn will be total loss.
Nearly all the cabins have been torn loose
and are floating about in various parts while
household goods are mixed up inextricsble
confusion. Fortunately no lives have been
lost, but the loss to property is incalulable.
The catastrophe was undoubtedly caused by
the earthquake, which YVES noticeable in
Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana
at 1887, as the rumbling sounds and vibra-
| tions felt were similar to those of a seismic
| disturbance. Golden Pond is about 100
miles distant from the spot where a
similar catastrophe occurred about 20 years
ago, when lake OF large area suddenly dis
appeared, leaving nothing but the bed, in
the centre of which was hole of unfathom
able depth and several hundred yards in
6iametes
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VIRGINIA REruELIcANs.-The Virginia
republican association of Washington held
a meeting Last night The following officers
were elected President, Ralph Singleton
vice president, John Harrison secretary,
r. ]. Sheldon; recording secretary, T. Al
len; corresponding secretary, VIM. Draw
ner; chaplain, G. L. Semore; sergeant-at-
arms, Mr.. White, of first district. The as
ISOLATION is making vigorous efforts to have
the name of John S. Wise placed before the
public as the only man for second place on
the republican national ticket in IS. The
members are enthusiastic over the general
ship of Senator Malone, and say that under
his guiding care the party iu Virginia must
succeed.
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ALEX ANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5.

The Washington Republican says Con-
pre,s should give Virginia 16,0000G0 acres
of wild public lands in payment OF the set
tied AID improved lands of which Virginia
was robbed to make the State of West Vlr-
ginia. Such payment would be evidently
inadequate, but in view of Virginia's exist
inc financial distress, itwould nevertheless be
highly acceptable The proposition has, OF
rather had, the support of some OF the most
Influential republicans, including Messrs.
Blaine and Evarts. When Virginia wiihns
~ gave to the national government Inc
Northwestern Territory, out OF when SO
many rich States have been made, me III
teprity of her remaining territory was guar
anteed but, instead of that, one thiFo VI
that territory was taken away from nor
though that act was specially prohibited by
the Constitution. Certainly some recon-
napse should be made and, If so, there could
be no better time for it than The present.
when the national treasury is oveTilowing
with money for which there IL no use, anu
when Virginia's is so bare that many OF her
personally honest people have been forced
to acouiesce in measures for the Reputation
of her lust debt. II the Republicans poiit-
icnl friends in Congress will only agree
with it in this matter, Virginia will soon be
relieved of all her pecuniary troubles, for 1t
can be AS ured that they will meet with lit
tie or no opposition from their democratic
colleagues
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CARDINAL MANNING. ia reference TO the
knights of labor and the opposition OF his
church to secret political organizations, says;
"There is no need of secrecy where the ends
and the methods of organization are Jusil-
fable, and secrecy raises presumption that
there is something which will not bear the
light of day" The wisdom Of these words
ia Datent to most wise men. 1t would be
well if it we're SO to the members OF the
new know nothing order, that is said TO
be growing rapidly in all sections OF the
country. This ia free country, in which
every man has, not only right to his own
political opinions, but to made proselytes ii
he can. With this acknowledged right.
there is good ground to doubt the truth OF
his opinions when he has to preach them
within closed doors and with his listeners
bound to secrecy.
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Attempted Snici6c.

PORT JERvIs, n. Y, Aug. 3.-John Va.
Campen, formerly we'll known hotel man
of Milford, Pa, and lately u commercial
traveller, took room at the Fowler House
in this village, Tuesday morning. Thi,
morning ne was found in dying condition
from the effects of a dose of |aulanum, with
suicidal intent.
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4 Worm THAT EATS Up STEEL RAILS
The existence has just been discovered of a
detestable lnicro0o which feeds upon iron
with as much gluttony as the phylloxera
upon the vine. Some time ago the greatest
Consideration existed among the engineers
employed on tho railway at Hagen by the
accidents occurring at the same place, prov
ing that some terrible defect must exist
either in The material or construction OF the
rails. The German government directed an
inquiry to he made and commission OF
surveillance 10 be formed for the purpose of
maintaining constant watch at the spot
where the acciGents-one Of them attended
with loss Of life-had occurred. 1t WAS not,
however, Until after six months had elapsed
that the surface of the rails appeared to be
corroded. as if by acid, to the extent OF 100
wards. The rail was taken up and broken,
and it was perceived that it was literally
followed out by thin gray worm, TO which
the qualification OF ''railoverous" was as
signed, and by which name it is to be class
ed in natural history. The worm is said 10
be two confimetres in length and of the size
OF the prong OF silver fork i'll circumfer
ence. It is Of q light gray color and on the
head carries two little glands filled with q
corrosive secretion, which is elected every
ten minutes upon the iron. This liquid
renders the iron soft and spongy, and of the
color Of rust, and it is then greedily devourod
bv the insect; "I'bers Is no eXaggeration,
says the official report of the commission,
lin the assertion that this creature, for its
size. is one of tho most voracous kind, for it
has t'evoprad thirty-siX kiogrammes of rail
in y fortnight = Cologne Gazette.
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Elk PRESIDENT DAVIS says: IF drunken
ness be the cause of disorder aad crime, wby
not pronounce drunkennessits crime and
attach to it proper and adequate penalties.
This ia the proper and common'senss view
to take of the prohibition question. a
whole community should not be put to IN
convenience, or deprived of what it may
want, simply because there may be TWO OF
three people in it foolish or vicious enough
to make themselves temporarily insane.
One of the best mayors this city ever had
acted upon this idea, and the result was
highly beneficial to the temperance cause.
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WHEN A Virginia farmer sees large share
of the small profit on his products taken
off by railroad freighis, he has realizing
sense of the bealitude of the tariff, which,
by Imposing duty of Sl7 Il ton on rails,
compels the railroad companies to keep up
their freight charges, and thus relieve them
selves of this unnecessary and burdensome
tag hy transferring it to him.
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sso.Ooo S9,ors.

NEW YORK, Aug 3-A special from Bath
N. V, says that at special meeting of the
board of trustees CT the New York Soldiers
and Sailors home, held yesterday, treasurer
Robe was ousted. An examination of bis
hooks showed him to be 100000 short. Ro-
bie's friends nave made the amount good.
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DIED.

In Washington, on Monday, August 1, 1887,
after short illnes IS, FANNIE, beloved daughter
of Morris and Rachel Ullman, aged thirteen years
and three months.
In Washington, August ., 1887. Mrs. LAURA
MASON MORRILL,, daughter of the lste J. w
Mason, of Virginia.